For this Balloon Flight over Norfolk we flew from our base at Wendling it was a perfect evening with the wind down to a very gentle south easterly. We climbed out to 2,000 feet with good visibility. We were soon over the disused wartime American airfield at Wendling. This is a large base with most of the runways still intact also the bomb storage area has been completely untouched for over sixty … [Read more...]
Stamford & Rutland Water Monday 15th September 2008
This hot air balloon ride flew over Stamford and Rutland water. The balloon launched from Werrington Sports Centre Peterborough. We climbed out to 3500 feet and had a magnificent view of the city. Milton Park and Ferry Meadows in clear view. The flight path was taking us to the picturesque market town of Stamford. A radio call to R.A.F. Wittering confirmed they had finished flying for the day, so … [Read more...]
Norfolk to Cambridgeshire Sunday 14th September 2008
This balloon ride landed in Cambridgeshire and what an adventure we had! Our passengers came from London, Cambridge and Norfolk so Thetford Rugby Club was the logical venue. Once everyone had been briefed the balloon was prepared for flight this took about 45 minutes. We launched and climbed out to 3000 feet. The balloon flew just to north of Brandon then over Weeting which is the venue for the … [Read more...]
A wonderful end to the day. Saturday 30th August 2008
This was an evening that our forecasters wondered if the wind speed may be a little on ‘ the quick side' for our Balloon Flight over Norfolk, however the wind would be calming down nicely close to sunset. From an operational point of view these are always tricky flights to call as you only know if the wind speed is going to be within operation limits once you and your passengers are on site! … [Read more...]
Hot Air Balloon Flight Norwich Monday 7th March 2011
A wonderful morning ballooning from Earlham Park Norwich airborne just after 7 am with a stunning spring morning sun shining and not a could in the sky. We climbed up to 3,000 feet to take in the view from the Norfolk Broads and the fine city of Norwich. The whole of the Norfolk coastline was visible from Kings Lynn to Lowestoft. Certainly worth making the effort for an early morning balloon ride … [Read more...]
Norwich & the Norfolk Broads Thursday 28th August
Flying over the Norfolk Broads in a Hot Air Balloon is always quite a treat and this evenings balloon flight was to be quite special. We launched from Wensum valley golf club Taverham at 6.10 p.m. Norwich airport were rather busy so we had to wait for our take off slot. With a call the Air traffic control we had the ‘go'. Quickly airborne to 1500 feet in contact with Norwich airport. One passenger … [Read more...]
A Stunning Evening Sunday 24th August 2008
We launched this Norfolk Hot Air Balloon Flight from Thetford rugby club at 6.10 p.m. and climbed out to 3500 feet. The air was crisp and clean providing excellent visibility. Bury St Edmunds was in clear view as was the towns of Attleborough and Wymondham. We flew over the village of Wretham where one of our passengers spotted a herd of wild Red Deer grazing at the edge of the forest. Our track … [Read more...]
Wide Horizons Saturday 23rd August 2008
This hot air balloon flight was over Lincolnshire. We met our passenger's friends & family on the Ken Stimpson playing at Werrington Sport Centre in Peterborough. Everyone was excited at the prospect of their flight. We launched at 6.10 p.m. and climbed out to 1,500 feet. Our flight path was taking us up to the south of Crowland. The visibility was good. We could see across both sides of the … [Read more...]
Hot Air Balloon Norfolk 15th August 2008
This evening we had a rare opportunity to see Stanford battle area in Norfolk from the air in one of our hot air balloons. Our passengers on that day were primarily from west Norfolk. The balloon Flight launched from Thetford rugby club at 6.20 p.m. and climbed out to 2,500' the visibility was very good. You could see Ely cathedral out to the west and Norwich the east. The whole Norfolk coastline … [Read more...]
That was a fast flight. Monday 11th August 2008-08
This was a Balloon Flight from Cambridgeshire into Lincolnshire It has been a ‘funny old summer' and for those of you think running a hot air balloon business is good fun, trying to make sense of ever changing weather forecasts can be challenging and at times very frustrating. Today was such a day. It was all down to wind speed one forecaster saying yes, another no, and one saying maybe. We had … [Read more...]